Calif. senator, others indicted in corruption case

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California state senator and more than two dozen others have been formally indicted in a sweeping San Francisco political corruption case, officials announced Friday.

The U.S. Attorney's office in San Francisco released a grand jury indictment Friday that replaces the criminal complaint prosecutors filed last week. State Sen. Leland Yee and 19 others were arrested in the San Francisco Bay Area on March 26.

The indictment contains the same charges as the complaint, but it does add two more people to the case who weren't named last week.

In total, 29 people have been charged in connection with an organized crime investigation centered on a Chinese social organization the FBI says is a front for an Asian gang. The status of some of those charged is unclear.

Yee, a San Francisco Democrat, is charged with conspiring to connect an undercover FBI agent with an arms dealer in exchange for campaign contributions. He is also charged with trading political influence for cash.